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The Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington award winners front row from left to right: Mike Bridges representing IBEW Local 48; Shannon Walker, president of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council; Bob Carroll of IBEW Local 48; Al Bauer, former state senator; Nancy Baker, Port of Vancouver Commissioner; Kelly Love Parker, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce; and Tom Hunt, on behalf of former state legislator Bob Schaeffer. In the back row are Roy Jennings of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757; and Ed Barnes, retired business manager of IBEW Local 48. Labor stalwarts recognized by SW Washington Labor Roundtable VANCOUVER — A capacity crowd of union members, politicians, family and friends attended the annual Labor Roundtable of Southwest Wash- ington awards banquet Sept. 26 at the Vancouver Hilton Hotel and Conven- tion Center. Awards are given to individuals or organizations whose leadership has made a significant impact on organized labor and the community at large. Awards are presented in a variety of categories. This year, the Roundtable an- nounced a new award — the Phil Parker Public Service Award for Excel- lence. Parker was the longtime chair of the Labor Roundtable who died of a heart attack last April. The inaugural award went to Mike Ciraulo, division chief for Clark County Fire & Rescue, and a former city councilor in Battle Ground. Roy Jennings, a bus operator at C- TRAN and member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, was named “Union Member of the Year.” Jennings serves as secretary-treasurer for both the Labor Roundtable and the South- west Washington Central Labor Coun- cil. Ed Barnes, a retired business man- ager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48, was awarded “Labor Leader of the PAGE 4 M IKE C IRAULO Year.” Barnes, 81, succeeded Parker as chair of the Labor Roundtable. He also serves as a Clark County commis- sioner. He was appointed to the post in June to fill the unexpired term of Steve Stuart. A new commissioner will be elected in November. IBEW Local 48 was named “Labor Union of the Year.” Accepting the award on behalf of the union were busi- ness reps Bob Carroll and Mike Bridges. Carroll later received a special “In Solidarity Award” for his work in the community and politics. The “Lifetime Achievement Award” went to Robert “Bob” Schaeffer, a for- mer state representative from the 49th District and a tireless community ac- tivist. Schaeffer, 84, was not able to at- tend the banquet. Accepting the award on his behalf was his friend Tom Hunt. Port of Vancouver Commissioner Nancy Baker took home the “Labor Service” award, and Kelly Love Parker, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, received the “Community Service Award.” Love is a former mem- ber of the International Alliance of The- atrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Special presentations were made to former Vancouver mayor Royce Pol- lard, and to former state senator Al Bauer, for their military service. Bauer, 86, is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Pol- lard, 75, had a career as a U.S. Army officer beginning in 1961. He was de- ployed during the Vietnam War, and was commander of the Vancouver Bar- racks, from which he retired in 1988. Both men received a plaque and a U.S. flag that at one time had flown over the U.S. Capitol. The keynote speaker was Robert Knight, president of Clark College. Congratulatory messages were re- ceived from Washington U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Gov. Jay Inslee, and Third District Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beut- ler. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS OCTOBER 3, 2014
